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Would you consider TPO mimetics for chemotherapy induced thrombocytopenia that persists despite dose reductions?

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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

The reported evidence on using a TPO-RA in chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia (CIT) is complicated but this seems like a situation where it is worth trying a TPO-RA. Repeated dose reduction and/or delay is not good for treatment of a cancer in general. It is very important to individualize the ca...

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